Following yesterday’s meeting of Poland’s National Security Council, convened by President Karol Nawrocki, Prime Minister Donald Tusk held a press conference. The meeting was held to discuss the Russian drones that were shot down in Polish airspace earlier this week, an incursion by Moscow that was not the first.
“I want to reiterate a very important point. Anyone who tries to attack Poland in any way will be dealt with appropriately, just as was the case on the night of September 10th,” he emphasized, according to Do Rzeczy.
“During my conversations with prime ministers and presidents, I heard words of complete support and understanding for our decisions from all of them, without exception. Everyone perfectly understands the need to organize support for the entire eastern flank, especially for Poland, in the face of aggressive behavior and provocations from Russia,” Tusk continued.
“I informed the president that unequivocal declarations of practical support for Poland were made today. I heard this very clearly and articulately from the president of France, as well as from the leaders of Great Britain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Sweden. We will also cooperate closely with Ukraine on counter-drone systems,” he noted.
“Poland has responded very patiently, cautiously, and sensibly to various provocations, and this has lasted for years. We were, and remain, fully aware that, as part of NATO, we share responsibility for maintaining peace, and therefore Polish reactions have always been moderate and appropriate,” assured the prime minister.
For his part, President Nawrocki posted a message on X, clarifying Poland’s take on the incursions and thanking Polish and Allied pilots for their quick actions: “The Russian provocation was nothing more than an attempt to test our capabilities and responses. It was an attempt to check the mechanism of action within NATO and our ability to react. Thanks to the wonderful Polish pilots and our allies, Poland, which is in NATO, will neither fear nor be frightened by Russian drones. Thank you!”
Rosyjska prowokacja była niczym więcej tylko próbą testowania naszych zdolności i reagowania. Była próbą sprawdzenia mechanizmu działania w ramach NATO i naszych zdolności do reakcji.
Dzięki wspaniałym polskim pilotom oraz naszym sojusznikom, Polska, która jest w NATO, nie… pic.twitter.com/HhdW3uAu1T
— Karol Nawrocki (@NawrockiKn) September 11, 2025Tusk also thanked the pilots who participated in shooting down the Russian drones, writing on X: “You are our heroes!”
Tusk also directly addressed criticisms at the press conference, for example, those suggesting the drones did not originate from Russia. “The masks have fallen – we are increasingly identifying those who, for political reasons, out of stupidity, or because they are traitors, use Russian propaganda and disinformation,” he said.
“The Minister of Interior and Administration has traveled to the eastern border, which will soon be closed. This is due to the launch of large-scale Belarusian-Russian military exercises near the borders with Poland and Lithuania,” he announced.
Tusk also announced that Polish services will “very precisely and vigilantly monitor events related to the Zapad exercises. Nothing will escape our attention, and we will also inform our allies about everything.”
In response to the repeated drone attacks by Russia on NATO’s eastern flank, French President Macron has also announced he will be sending three fighter jets.
“Due to the intrusion of Russian drones into Poland, I have decided to mobilize three Rafale fighter jets to support the protection of Polish airspace and the eastern flank of Europe, together with our NATO allies,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on social media.
“I made this commitment to the Polish Prime Minister yesterday. I also discussed this matter with the NATO Secretary General and the British Prime Minister, who is also committed to protecting the eastern flank,” the politician added.
“The security of the European continent is our highest priority. We will not give in to growing intimidation from Russia,” he concluded his post.
The head of Poland’s National Security Bureau (BBN), Professor Sławomir Cenckiewicz, also spoke at a press briefing, stating that there has been one positive to all of this, and that is uniting Poland against what he called “Poland’s greatest enemy,” i.e., Russia.
“The Russian Federation is Poland’s greatest enemy, and the only positive thing that comes from this, paradoxically, is that the anti-Polish action committed by the Russian Federation on the night of September 9-10 has somehow integrated the Polish political scene, the Polish political elite,” he said.
Cenckiewicz also said that, as a result, “there will simply be much less Russian disinformation.”
